October 2nd Sukkot is a week-long feast with the seventh day known as “Hoshana Rabba”, or a request for a “Great Salvation”. Jesus stood up and made an important announcement at this time, on The Last and Greatest Day of the Feast
October 3rd has a bonus eighth day at the end known as “Shemini Atzeret” which means the “Eighth Day of the Assembly”.
October 4th The last day is also known as Simchat Torah, when the Torah reading cycle restarts again. In Israel it’s the same day as Shemini Atzeret, but overseas it’s celebrated the day after. There is great rejoicing with Torah scrolls in the streets. Jewish people all over the world read a portion of the Torah together each week, starting now in Genesis and slowly working through all five books to end with Deuteronomy next September. The “Hafterah” is a portion from the prophets which accompanies the Torah portion, and so throughout the year a lot of ground is covered. Do you have a good system for reading through your Bible?
October 7th is a date etched into the memory of every Israeli. It was the day Hamas invaded Israel to kidnap rape, and slaughter. We will never be the same again. Israel’s war with Hamas and the spirit of Amalek
Even as the years go by, many are struggling with severe trauma. Please pray for us! Healing the broken heart of Israel
October 31st is significant for a few reasons, two of which are somewhat controversial. The first is the anniversary of Reformation, kicked off by Martin Luther. His “95 Theses” are famous for bringing much needed change to the body of Messiah, but his later writings became increasingly hateful towards the Jewish people. The second is Halloween, which is hard to avoid in many countries, but choosing how to respond is an important thing for believers to consider: Fear No Evil
October 31st is also the date of the Anzac victory against the Ottoman Empire in 1917 which paved the way to the reestablishment of Israel. Anzac Day and the Antipodean Heroes of Beersheva
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A few years ago we had a sandstorm during the ‘Ten Days of Awe’ between the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh HaShanah) and the Day of
Luther is famous for propelling the Protestant Reformation into action, and also, less illustriously, for penning such scathing anti-Semitic writings that they inspired Hitler. So,
The heart of Israel is broken in two. “I’ve gone from weeping to anger, back to wailing, then anger again,” an Israeli woman candidly admitted.
Yom Kippur is a solemn day, no matter if you are secular or religious, all Jewish people observe this day, where the Rabbis say the
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a calamity on our hands. We have become Biblically illiterate. Far too many Christians haven’t got a clue what is
The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot as it’s known in Hebrew, is a God-ordained feast with a fantastic point behind it. Or perhaps a range
There will be quiet and empty roads across the land of Israel for the holiest day of the Jewish calendar: Yom Kippur, the Day of
What is Rosh Hashana? Much of the world celebrates a new start as December 31st turns into January 1st, whereas Jewish people now celebrate their
